Whitefish Point Lighthouse · Photo: Browermd · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Whitefish Township run?
Whitefish Township’s town government spent $567,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,012 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Whitefish Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Whitefish Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
The typical homeowner pays $1,723 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.92% of the home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Whitefish Township’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Whitefish Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Whitefish Township →
About $1,012 per resident a year, or $2.77 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 39%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Whitefish Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Whitefish Township yet
Every year of Whitefish Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Who’s in charge in Whitefish Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Whitefish Township Schools
Whitefish Township’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $35,854 per pupil, $19,146 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Whitefish Township’s votes are counted by county
Michigan reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Whitefish Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Chippewa County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.3%11,249 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.0%6,796 votesOthers: 1.7% (320 votes).
Most votes in Chippewa County: Donald J Trump
Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%
100% of Whitefish Township lies in Chippewa County. Every 2024 race in Chippewa County is on the county’s page.
Chippewa County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Whitefish Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Michigan HouseState representatives
- 3Michigan SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Michigan
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Whitefish Township compares with the towns next door
Whitefish Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $293 to $890 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| McMillan Township | $293 | $967 |
| Chippewa Township | $389 | $1,008 |
| Hulbert Township | $890 | $1,125 |
| Bay Mills Township | estimate | $2,390 |
| Whitefish Township | estimate | $1,723 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Whitefish Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Whitefish Township’s government
How much does Whitefish Township spend per resident?
About $1,012 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Whitefish Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.6 million.
What is the property tax rate in Whitefish Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,723 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.92% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Whitefish Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Whitefish Township yet.
How did Whitefish Township vote in 2024?
Michigan counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Whitefish Township alone. Chippewa County, where 100% of Whitefish Township lies, voted Trump 61.3%, Harris 37.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Whitefish Township?
0 full-time and 55 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $34,999 (about $419,988 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Whitefish Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 38 (Ed McBroom) and State House District 108 (Dave Prestin). The House district also covers 63 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Whitefish Township, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →